A Decade of Soul

A Decade of Soul – Classic Soul & Motown Revue
Featuring Prentiss McNeil of The Drifters

A musical journey taking you back in time! Back to when Berry Gordy’s Motown label and his studio band the Funk Brothers and Stax records Booker T and the MG’s were the proponents of what came to be known as a historical style of music. Soul Music….
Take the trip back to when King and Smash records gave us The Godfather of Soul while the Columbia label brought us The Queen of Soul…

Now after a twenty eight year tenure with “The Drifters”, vocalists Prentiss McNeil and Bruce “Big Daddy” Wayne from Wilson Pickett’s Midnight Movers are leading this classic soul review with unmatched energy and breath taking showmanship.

A Decade of Soul is not your ordinary cover band. Although their 10 year run is a tribute to songs that span earlier tunes of Sam Cooke, Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding and Sly & The Family Stone to the hits and acts of the Motown Years, they have a distinctive sound that respects the originals they are performing, yet they have something extra. This band evokes the heartbeat of the soul and an energy that brings you back or makes you want to just get up and sing and dance. Richie DePaul, the manager and drummer knew he wanted something different then what was out there and went to the management of B.B. King with the idea of a true dinner show, with a video screen that flashes slides of the original acts, The bands offer anecdotes and slices of the culture and history as they lead into a song. During their twice-nightly shows on Friday and Saturday evenings, I have met people from all over Europe, South Africa and India. I have watched people get engaged, celebrate anniversaries, birthdays, graduations and have shared with them the emotion and nostalgia that is wrapped in the heart of soul music.

“Decade of Soul” is
Prentiss McNeil – Vocals
Bruce “Big Daddy” Wayne – Vocals
Janelle Jones – Vocals
Robert Jack – Bass, Vocals
William Van Sise – Guitar
Paul Connors – Keyboards
R.L. DePaul – Drums
Connell “Red” Thompson” – Sax
Bob Scarpula – Trumpet